I think my head weighs an extra pound, thanks to all the snot that seems to have accumulated in my skull and won't leave. In that light, I phoned the office this morning and informed them that I wouldn't be gracing them with my presence today.
Anyway, what better time, then, to bring you this linkage on workplace life:
- Angry workers get clicking after lunch -- " Tell off an employee before noon, and there's a good chance that he or she will be back at their desk after lunch searching for a new boss on-line" (via del.icio.us)
- Happiness pays -- "PaeTec Communications is fiercely dedicated to two things: worker contentment and inexorable growth. The company's relentlessly focused CEO takes personal responsibility for both." (via BostonWorks - The Job Blog)
- Downsizing raises risk of death in workers -- "Corporate downsizing doubles the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and has serious health effects on employees who survive redundancy, suggests new research." (via waydownhere)
- Drum Sessions Protect Employees from Burnout -- "In the drumming sessions, participants performed a series of exercises, including beating the drum to the rhythm of their own name, copying the rhythm of others' names, representing their feelings via drumbeats, playing along to music, and discussing ongoing stresses with the group, if they so chose. " Not quite as much fun as envisioning your nemesis' face on the drumhead. (via DiVERSiONZ)